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Комедия Саммари книг

Самый богатый человек в Вавилоне и Волшебная история

— Джордж С. Клейсон • 2002

An Office writer gets famous and discovers fame fixes nothing about friendship or self-worth.

4.19

500+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Comic Essays 💕 Complicated Friendship 💪 Body Image Struggles 😂 Self-Deprecating Humor

Самый богатый человек в Вавилоне и Волшебная история

An Office writer gets famous and discovers fame fixes nothing about friendship or self-worth.

— Джордж С. Клейсон 2002

4.19

500+ оценок

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Comic Essays 💕 Complicated Friendship 💪 Body Image Struggles 😂 Self-Deprecating Humor

Адольф Гитлер

— Спайк Миллиган • 1971

Before the Nazis, his real enemy was British Army bureaucracy, and his weapon was a trumpet.

4.04

8 000+

🪖 Wwii Memoirs 🇬🇧 British Comedy 😂 Military Humor 🏕️ Army Life 🎭 Absurdist War

Адольф Гитлер

Before the Nazis, his real enemy was British Army bureaucracy, and his weapon was a trumpet.

— Спайк Миллиган 1971 142 стр.

4.04

8 000+ оценок

🪖 Wwii Memoirs 🇬🇧 British Comedy 😂 Military Humor 🏕️ Army Life 🎭 Absurdist War

Love Triangle

— Matt Parker • 2024

Triangles build skyscrapers, animate movies, and decode sound: the shape that runs the world.

3.93

1 000+

Love Triangle

Triangles build skyscrapers, animate movies, and decode sound: the shape that runs the world.

— Matt Parker 2024 352 стр.

3.93

1 000+ оценок

Laugh Tactics

— Patrick King • 2016

Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.

3.45

139

💬 Conversational Humor 🗣️ Repartee 🎤 Comic Delivery 💥 Witty Comebacks 🎭 Improv Comedy

Laugh Tactics

Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.

— Patrick King 2016 131 стр.

3.45

139 оценок

💬 Conversational Humor 🗣️ Repartee 🎤 Comic Delivery 💥 Witty Comebacks 🎭 Improv Comedy

Сон в летнюю ночь

— Уильям Шекспир • 1595

Four lovers flee into the woods; a fairy's misapplied potion ensures no heart leaves unchanged.

3.94

500 000+

🎭 Shakespearean Comedy 🎪 Play Within A Play 🌿 Enchanted Forest 🧚 Fairy Court 💕 Love Quadrangle

Сон в летнюю ночь

Four lovers flee into the woods; a fairy's misapplied potion ensures no heart leaves unchanged.

— Уильям Шекспир 1595 298 стр.

3.94

500 000+ оценок

🎭 Shakespearean Comedy 🎪 Play Within A Play 🌿 Enchanted Forest 🧚 Fairy Court 💕 Love Quadrangle

1000 Years of Annoying the French

— Stephen Clarke • 2010

The Normans were Vikings. The guillotine was British. A thousand years of French history, corrected.

4.05

4 000+

⚔️ Anglo-French Rivalry 😂 Comic History 📜 Revisionist History 🏴 National Stereotypes 🇫🇷 French History

1000 Years of Annoying the French

The Normans were Vikings. The guillotine was British. A thousand years of French history, corrected.

— Stephen Clarke 2010 685 стр.

4.05

4 000+ оценок

⚔️ Anglo-French Rivalry 😂 Comic History 📜 Revisionist History 🏴 National Stereotypes 🇫🇷 French History

How to Giggle

— Hannah Berner • 2025

Caring less is a skill. A comedian's blunt playbook for anxiety, bad dates, and toxic friends.

4.05

18 000+

🎭 Comedy Self-Help 👯 Female Friendships 🧠 Anxiety Coping 💔 Modern Dating 💗 Self-Acceptance

How to Giggle

Caring less is a skill. A comedian's blunt playbook for anxiety, bad dates, and toxic friends.

— Hannah Berner 2025 208 стр.

4.05

18 000+ оценок

🎭 Comedy Self-Help 👯 Female Friendships 🧠 Anxiety Coping 💔 Modern Dating 💗 Self-Acceptance

Автостопом по Галактике: Полное издание

— Дуглас Адамс • 1996

Earth demolished for a bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes the galaxy with a towel and a guide.

4.38

300 000+

🛸 Absurdist Space Comedy 🤔 Existential Humor 🚀 Ragtag Space Crew 🌌 Intergalactic Road Trip 🌀 Cosmic Irony

Автостопом по Галактике: Полное издание

Earth demolished for a bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes the galaxy with a towel and a guide.

— Дуглас Адамс 1996 815 стр.

4.38

300 000+ оценок

🛸 Absurdist Space Comedy 🤔 Existential Humor 🚀 Ragtag Space Crew 🌌 Intergalactic Road Trip 🌀 Cosmic Irony

Before & Laughter

— Jimmy Carr • 2021

Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.

4.06

6 000+

🎤 Creative Careers 💪 Personal Strengths ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🛡️ Resilience 💡 Creative Thinking

Before & Laughter

Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.

— Jimmy Carr 2021 358 стр.

4.06

6 000+ оценок

🎤 Creative Careers 💪 Personal Strengths ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🛡️ Resilience 💡 Creative Thinking

Давайте притворимся, что этого не было

— Дженни Лоусон • 2012

Taxidermy, panic attacks, and corporate HR: one woman's messy, hilarious survival manual.

3.90

200 000+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 🖤 Dark Humor Memoir 🌾 Rural Upbringing ✍️ Personal Essays 👯 Female Friendships

Давайте притворимся, что этого не было

Taxidermy, panic attacks, and corporate HR: one woman's messy, hilarious survival manual.

— Дженни Лоусон 2012 318 стр.

3.90

200 000+ оценок

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 🖤 Dark Humor Memoir 🌾 Rural Upbringing ✍️ Personal Essays 👯 Female Friendships

How to Take Charge of Your Life

— Richard Bandler • 2014

From high school wallflower to TV comedy writer: a memoir of terrible jobs and self-invention.

3.92

500+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Humorous Essays 🎤 Female Comedians ✍️ Writers Room 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

How to Take Charge of Your Life

From high school wallflower to TV comedy writer: a memoir of terrible jobs and self-invention.

— Richard Bandler 2014 128 стр.

3.92

500+ оценок

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Humorous Essays 🎤 Female Comedians ✍️ Writers Room 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection

— Jeff Kinney • 2012

A middle schooler draws his way through bad decisions, sibling warfare, and a cursed cheese.

4.40

4 000+

🏫 Middle School Comedy 📓 Illustrated Journal 👊 Sibling Rivalry 💔 Best Friend Drama 📈 Social Climbing

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection

A middle schooler draws his way through bad decisions, sibling warfare, and a cursed cheese.

— Jeff Kinney 2012

4.40

4 000+ оценок

🏫 Middle School Comedy 📓 Illustrated Journal 👊 Sibling Rivalry 💔 Best Friend Drama 📈 Social Climbing

Everyone You Hate is Going to Die

— Daniel Sloss • 2021

A comedian's case for why being alone, heartbroken, and uncomfortable is the real goal.

3.92

7 000+

🤬 Anti-Self-Help 🎤 Comedic Memoir 💔 Modern Dating ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🩹 Breakup Recovery

Everyone You Hate is Going to Die

A comedian's case for why being alone, heartbroken, and uncomfortable is the real goal.

— Daniel Sloss 2021 259 стр.

3.92

7 000+ оценок

🤬 Anti-Self-Help 🎤 Comedic Memoir 💔 Modern Dating ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🩹 Breakup Recovery

Mastering Stand-Up

— Stephen Rosenfield • 2017

Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.

4.41

500+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎭 Stage Craft 🗣️ Finding Your Voice 📖 Personal Storytelling

Mastering Stand-Up

Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.

— Stephen Rosenfield 2017 272 стр.

4.41

500+ оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎭 Stage Craft 🗣️ Finding Your Voice 📖 Personal Storytelling

Seduction and Snacks

— Tara Sivec • 2012

Her college hookup just walked into her chocolate shop, unaware he has a son.

4.06

53 000+

🍼 Secret Baby 🎬 Romantic Comedy 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💕 Single Parent Romance 😂 Raunchy Humor

Seduction and Snacks

Her college hookup just walked into her chocolate shop, unaware he has a son.

— Tara Sivec 2012 304 стр.

4.06

53 000+ оценок

🍼 Secret Baby 🎬 Romantic Comedy 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💕 Single Parent Romance 😂 Raunchy Humor

Безумная звезда

— Терри Пратчетт • 1986

The spell that can save the Discworld chose the worst possible wizard to hide inside.

4.01

100 000+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 🪞 Satirical Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Protagonist 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

Безумная звезда

The spell that can save the Discworld chose the worst possible wizard to hide inside.

— Терри Пратчетт 1986 277 стр.

4.01

100 000+ оценок

🎭 Comic Fantasy 🪞 Satirical Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Protagonist 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

— Bob Odenkirk • 2022

From cult sketch comedy to Saul Goodman: a late-blooming actor's unlikely second act.

3.60

13 000+

🎭 Sketch Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📝 Tv Writing 😬 Impostor Syndrome 🌱 Late Bloomers

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

From cult sketch comedy to Saul Goodman: a late-blooming actor's unlikely second act.

— Bob Odenkirk 2022 284 стр.

3.60

13 000+ оценок

🎭 Sketch Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📝 Tv Writing 😬 Impostor Syndrome 🌱 Late Bloomers

I Can't Make This Up

— Kevin Hart • 2017

Belts from mom, drugs from dad, shortest in class. He turned every punchline into a paycheck.

4.10

37 000+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎭 Comedian Memoirs 🔨 Self-Made Success 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👀 Observational Comedy

I Can't Make This Up

Belts from mom, drugs from dad, shortest in class. He turned every punchline into a paycheck.

— Kevin Hart 2017 378 стр.

4.10

37 000+ оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎭 Comedian Memoirs 🔨 Self-Made Success 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👀 Observational Comedy

Творцы заклинаний

— Терри Пратчетт • 1987

A wizard's staff chooses a baby girl. The magic school isn't ready for her.

4.07

200 000+

🖤 Satirical Fantasy 🎓 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🫂 Found Family 😏 Wry Humor

Творцы заклинаний

A wizard's staff chooses a baby girl. The magic school isn't ready for her.

— Терри Пратчетт 1987 228 стр.

4.07

200 000+ оценок

🖤 Satirical Fantasy 🎓 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🫂 Found Family 😏 Wry Humor

Жизнь и любовные истории дьявола во плоти

— Грэм Нортон • 2014

Diva worship, doomed romance, and drinking off-duty: the passions that built a talk show icon.

3.88

7 000+

🎤 Showbiz Memoir ☘️ Irish Identity 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Experience 🍷 Social Drinking 👑 Pop Culture Icons

Жизнь и любовные истории дьявола во плоти

Diva worship, doomed romance, and drinking off-duty: the passions that built a talk show icon.

— Грэм Нортон 2014 400 стр.

3.88

7 000+ оценок

🎤 Showbiz Memoir ☘️ Irish Identity 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Experience 🍷 Social Drinking 👑 Pop Culture Icons

This American Woman

— Zarna Garg • 2025

From homeless teenager in Mumbai to stand-up comedian in America: a life built on saying no.

4.32

16 000+

🕌 Indian Diaspora 🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 💍 Arranged Marriage 📦 Immigrant Memoirs 🔥 Cultural Rebellion

This American Woman

From homeless teenager in Mumbai to stand-up comedian in America: a life built on saying no.

— Zarna Garg 2025 320 стр.

4.32

16 000+ оценок

🕌 Indian Diaspora 🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 💍 Arranged Marriage 📦 Immigrant Memoirs 🔥 Cultural Rebellion

Sick in the Head

— Judd Apatow • 2015

A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.

3.67

13 000+

🎭 Comedian Memoir ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Interview Collection 🎙️ Stand-Up Comedy 🎬 Show Business Memoir

Sick in the Head

A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.

— Judd Apatow 2015 489 стр.

3.67

13 000+ оценок

🎭 Comedian Memoir ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Interview Collection 🎙️ Stand-Up Comedy 🎬 Show Business Memoir

Florida Roadkill

— Tim Dorsey • 1999

A manic Floridian and his stoned sidekick tear south with stolen millions and guns blazing.

3.66

10 000+

🏝️ Florida Crime Fiction 🦩 Florida Weirdness 🔪 Manic Antihero 💋 Femme Fatale 🃏 Absurdist Crime Fiction

Florida Roadkill

A manic Floridian and his stoned sidekick tear south with stolen millions and guns blazing.

— Tim Dorsey 1999 288 стр.

3.66

10 000+ оценок

🏝️ Florida Crime Fiction 🦩 Florida Weirdness 🔪 Manic Antihero 💋 Femme Fatale 🃏 Absurdist Crime Fiction

Романтическая комедия

— Кёртис Ситтенфелд • 2023

A comedy writer swears ordinary women never land celebrities, until a pop star hosts her show.

3.62

200 000+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💼 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract

Романтическая комедия

A comedy writer swears ordinary women never land celebrities, until a pop star hosts her show.

— Кёртис Ситтенфелд 2023 309 стр.

3.62

200 000+ оценок

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💼 Workplace Romance ✉️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract

Цвет волшебства

— Терри Пратчетт • 1983

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

3.99

400 000+

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist 🐉 Dragon Riders 🧵 Personified Fate

Цвет волшебства

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

— Терри Пратчетт 1983 228 стр.

3.99

400 000+ оценок

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist 🐉 Dragon Riders 🧵 Personified Fate

Как важно быть серьёзным

— Оскар Уайльд • 1895

Two Victorian gentlemen share a fake identity, until both their sweethearts demand to marry Ernest.

4.17

400 000+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🤹 Mistaken Identity 🤫 Double Lives 🇬🇧 Victorian England 💬 Witty Dialogue

Как важно быть серьёзным

Two Victorian gentlemen share a fake identity, until both their sweethearts demand to marry Ernest.

— Оскар Уайльд 1895 89 стр.

4.17

400 000+ оценок

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🤹 Mistaken Identity 🤫 Double Lives 🇬🇧 Victorian England 💬 Witty Dialogue

The School For Wives

— Molière • 1662

A middle-aged bachelor raises a naive ward for marriage, never suspecting his rival confides in him.

3.62

10 000+

🎭 Farcical Comedy 🎩 Comedy Of Manners 🎪 Dramatic Irony 🕊️ Sheltered Innocence 🔒 Controlling Guardian

The School For Wives

A middle-aged bachelor raises a naive ward for marriage, never suspecting his rival confides in him.

— Molière 1662 60 стр.

3.62

10 000+ оценок

🎭 Farcical Comedy 🎩 Comedy Of Manners 🎪 Dramatic Irony 🕊️ Sheltered Innocence 🔒 Controlling Guardian

Mentor

— Tom Pace • 2007

A comedy writer's journey from wallflower to Hollywood, filled with humor and hard-won advice.

4.04

500+

😂 Humorous Memoir 👯 Female Friendship 💪 Body Image 🎬 Hollywood Career 🤷 Self-Deprecating

Mentor

A comedy writer's journey from wallflower to Hollywood, filled with humor and hard-won advice.

— Tom Pace 2007 175 стр.

4.04

500+ оценок

😂 Humorous Memoir 👯 Female Friendship 💪 Body Image 🎬 Hollywood Career 🤷 Self-Deprecating

Girl Walks into a Bar . . .

— Rachel Dratch • 2012

Rachel Dratch was 43, single, and done with baby dreams. A Hawaii fling changed everything.

3.63

27 000+

🎤 Comedian Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Personal Essays 🔄 Midlife Reinvention 👩‍👦 Solo Motherhood

Girl Walks into a Bar . . .

Rachel Dratch was 43, single, and done with baby dreams. A Hawaii fling changed everything.

— Rachel Dratch 2012 248 стр.

3.63

27 000+ оценок

🎤 Comedian Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Personal Essays 🔄 Midlife Reinvention 👩‍👦 Solo Motherhood

Space Opera

— Catherynne M. Valente • 2018

A washed-up glam rocker must save Earth from elimination at an intergalactic song contest.

3.45

17 000+

🌀 Absurdist Sci-Fi 🏆 Galactic Competition 🎸 Washed-Up Musician 🥁 Band Reunion 💔 Grief And Performance

Space Opera

A washed-up glam rocker must save Earth from elimination at an intergalactic song contest.

— Catherynne M. Valente 2018 294 стр.

3.45

17 000+ оценок

🌀 Absurdist Sci-Fi 🏆 Galactic Competition 🎸 Washed-Up Musician 🥁 Band Reunion 💔 Grief And Performance

The New One

— Mike Birbiglia • 2020

A comedian who swore off kids. A wife who changed her mind. The year that rewired him.

4.06

7 000+

🍼 Reluctant Fatherhood 🎤 Comedy Memoirs 😂 Parenting Humor 💑 Marriage After Kids 👶 New Parents

The New One

A comedian who swore off kids. A wife who changed her mind. The year that rewired him.

— Mike Birbiglia 2020 256 стр.

4.06

7 000+ оценок

🍼 Reluctant Fatherhood 🎤 Comedy Memoirs 😂 Parenting Humor 💑 Marriage After Kids 👶 New Parents

We Had a Little Real Estate Problem

— Kliph Nesteroff • 2021

From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.

4.06

3 000+

🪶 Native American History 🎭 Comedy History ✊ Cultural Reclamation 🎬 Media Stereotypes 💪 Humor As Resistance

We Had a Little Real Estate Problem

From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.

— Kliph Nesteroff 2021 319 стр.

4.06

3 000+ оценок

🪶 Native American History 🎭 Comedy History ✊ Cultural Reclamation 🎬 Media Stereotypes 💪 Humor As Resistance

Укрощение строптивой

— Уильям Шекспир • 1593

A fortune-hunter marries a fiery heiress, then wages a battle of wits to reshape her.

3.73

100 000+

🎭 Shakespearean Comedy 👤 Mistaken Identity ⚔️ Battle Of Wits 👩 Headstrong Heroine 👯 Sister Dynamics

Укрощение строптивой

A fortune-hunter marries a fiery heiress, then wages a battle of wits to reshape her.

— Уильям Шекспир 1593 105 стр.

3.73

100 000+ оценок

🎭 Shakespearean Comedy 👤 Mistaken Identity ⚔️ Battle Of Wits 👩 Headstrong Heroine 👯 Sister Dynamics

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

— David Nobbs • 1995

An office drone fakes his death to flee the nine-to-five, but his wife has moved on.

3.91

1 000+

🏢 Corporate Satire 🔄 Midlife Crisis 🪦 Fake Death 🏘️ Suburban Ennui 🎪 Absurdist Humor

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

An office drone fakes his death to flee the nine-to-five, but his wife has moved on.

— David Nobbs 1995 285 стр.

3.91

1 000+ оценок

🏢 Corporate Satire 🔄 Midlife Crisis 🪦 Fake Death 🏘️ Suburban Ennui 🎪 Absurdist Humor

The Greatest Nobodies of History

— Adrian Bliss • 2024

A lovesick plague, a vain ferret, and a royal oak: history's walk-on parts demand the spotlight.

3.52

2 000+

The Greatest Nobodies of History

A lovesick plague, a vain ferret, and a royal oak: history's walk-on parts demand the spotlight.

— Adrian Bliss 2024 304 стр.

3.52

2 000+ оценок

Windswept & Interesting

— Billy Connolly • 2021

A Glasgow welder walked onstage with a banjo. The man who walked off was someone else.

4.40

11 000+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🃏 Humor As Survival 💪 Sobriety Journey 🎨 Creative Reinvention

Windswept & Interesting

A Glasgow welder walked onstage with a banjo. The man who walked off was someone else.

— Billy Connolly 2021 392 стр.

4.40

11 000+ оценок

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🃏 Humor As Survival 💪 Sobriety Journey 🎨 Creative Reinvention

I'd Like to Play Alone, Please

— Tom Segura • 2022

A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.

4.00

18 000+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedian Memoirs ✍️ Essay Collections 👪 Eccentric Families 🤪 Absurdist Humor

I'd Like to Play Alone, Please

A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.

— Tom Segura 2022 229 стр.

4.00

18 000+ оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedian Memoirs ✍️ Essay Collections 👪 Eccentric Families 🤪 Absurdist Humor

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

— Bill Maher • 2024

From cancel culture to pandemic theater, a comedian dismantles the pieties nobody else will touch.

4.18

5 000+

🎭 Political Satire 🚫 Cancel Culture 🗣️ Free Speech ⚔️ Culture Wars 📺 Media Criticism

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

From cancel culture to pandemic theater, a comedian dismantles the pieties nobody else will touch.

— Bill Maher 2024 395 стр.

4.18

5 000+ оценок

🎭 Political Satire 🚫 Cancel Culture 🗣️ Free Speech ⚔️ Culture Wars 📺 Media Criticism

I Must Say

— Martin Short • 2014

Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.

4.12

18 000+

🎙️ Comedy Memoirs 🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy 🕊️ Grief And Loss 🛡️ Humor As Resilience 🏙️ Second City Alumni

I Must Say

Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.

— Martin Short 2014 336 стр.

4.12

18 000+ оценок

🎙️ Comedy Memoirs 🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy 🕊️ Grief And Loss 🛡️ Humor As Resilience 🏙️ Second City Alumni

The World According to Cunk

— Philomena Cunk • 2024

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

3.90

2 000+

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise 🇬🇧 British Satire 📺 Bbc Comedy

The World According to Cunk

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

— Philomena Cunk 2024 256 стр.

3.90

2 000+ оценок

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise 🇬🇧 British Satire 📺 Bbc Comedy

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

— Maria Bamford • 2023

Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.

3.71

25 000+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 😈 Dark Humor 🗣️ Confessional Memoir 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🔄 Recovery Narratives

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.

— Maria Bamford 2023 287 стр.

3.71

25 000+ оценок

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 😈 Dark Humor 🗣️ Confessional Memoir 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🔄 Recovery Narratives

Diaries 1969-1979

— Michael Palin • 2006

The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.

4.04

3 000+

🎭 British Comedy 📺 Television History ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎬 Behind The Scenes ✏️ Comedy Writing

Diaries 1969-1979

The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.

— Michael Palin 2006 650 стр.

4.04

3 000+ оценок

🎭 British Comedy 📺 Television History ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎬 Behind The Scenes ✏️ Comedy Writing

Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy

— Greg Dean • 2000

The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.

3.95

399

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Joke Writing 🎭 Comedy Performance 🌱 Creative Process 😰 Performance Anxiety

Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy

The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.

— Greg Dean 2000 191 стр.

3.95

399 оценок

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3.99

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3.99

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A Hawaii hookup becomes her billionaire boss, and keeping it professional was never the plan.

4.24

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4.24

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Jokes My Father Never Taught Me

— Rain Pryor • 2006

Richard Pryor's daughter on the chaos behind the comedy, and finding her own voice in between.

3.86

500+

🧬 Biracial Identity 🧒 Children Of Celebrities 💊 Fame And Addiction 🏥 Parental Illness 🔗 Generational Trauma

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me

Richard Pryor's daughter on the chaos behind the comedy, and finding her own voice in between.

— Rain Pryor 2006 224 стр.

3.86

500+ оценок

🧬 Biracial Identity 🧒 Children Of Celebrities 💊 Fame And Addiction 🏥 Parental Illness 🔗 Generational Trauma

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— Mike Sacks • 2009

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

4.05

2 000+

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory 🎯 Truth In Comedy 👀 Outsider Humor

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— Mike Sacks 2009 337 стр.

4.05

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🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory 🎯 Truth In Comedy 👀 Outsider Humor

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— Jill Bearup • 2024

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4.21

5 000+

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Just Stab Me Now

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4.21

5 000+ оценок

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— Marlo Thomas • 2010

Comedy giants sat at her father's table. Their lessons helped break television's rules for women.

3.85

1 000+

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Comedy History 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎤 Women In Comedy ✊ Feminist Memoir

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Comedy giants sat at her father's table. Their lessons helped break television's rules for women.

— Marlo Thomas 2010 400 стр.

3.85

1 000+ оценок

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Comedy History 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎤 Women In Comedy ✊ Feminist Memoir

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